
42. Your Doctor Has to Go Home. Now What?
Freakonomics, M.D.
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Do Hand Offs Between Health Care Workers Affect Outcomes?
A study looked at a schedule where some residents worked as long as 36 hours, compared to a schedule in which doctors work less than that. Poorly done hand off resulted in more errors and adverse events. What can we do about it? i dissect an interesting question at the sweet spot between health and economics.
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